Lithuanian court sentences fraudster to 4 years for €95,000 scam
Friday 3rd July 2026 on 14:00 in
Lithuania
A Lithuanian court has sentenced a man to four years in prison for large-scale fraud, document forgery, and money laundering after he swindled nearly €95,000 from three victims, LRT reports.
Panevėžys Regional Court ruled that Aurimas Daučianskas, a resident of Kaunas district, systematically committed the crimes between July 2022 and early 2023. The court ordered him to fully compensate the victims and confiscated two cars registered under his relatives’ names.
In one case, Daučianskas convinced a victim to buy a tractor from Finland, tricking them into transferring a large sum to a Belgian bank account. In another, he forged a VAT invoice to deceive a man into paying over €9,000 for non-existent cars. A third victim was defrauded of €6,500 in cash.
The court found that Daučianskas quickly spent the stolen money on personal expenses, debts, and car purchases—using nearly €10,800 to buy vehicles later registered under his wife’s and father’s names to hide them from creditors and authorities. The court classified this as intentional money laundering.
Though prosecutors argued that other transactions, such as ATM withdrawals and payments for goods, should also be considered money laundering, the court disagreed. However, it noted the scale of the crimes, Daučianskas’ behavior, and his criminal history—including prior convictions for similar offenses—justified a real prison term.
His sentence was reduced by one-third under abbreviated proceedings due to his full admission of guilt. The court also formally recognized him as a repeat offender, as he committed the new crimes while on probation and even evaded justice.
The court ordered Daučianskas to pay €79,000 to the tractor buyer, €9,600 to the man who attempted to buy cars, and €6,500 to the third victim. The state will confiscate a Citroën C4 Picasso and a Renault cargo vehicle, both purchased with the fraudulent funds. The court dismissed claims that the cars were bought with his father’s personal money, as bank records proved Daučianskas himself paid for them using the stolen funds.
The ruling can be appealed to the Lithuanian Court of Appeal.